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enThe GOP Now Likes Community Organizing (If It Wins Elections)http://ripr.org/post/gop-now-likes-community-organizing-if-it-wins-elections
Both parties are sounding confident right now about their midterm election prospects, but only one can be right.Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:09:00 +0000Frank James36860 at http://ripr.orgThe GOP Now Likes Community Organizing (If It Wins Elections)Temporary Fix For Highway Money Is Well-Traveled Roadhttp://ripr.org/post/temporary-fix-highway-money-well-traveled-road
If <a href="http://grammarist.com/usage/kick-the-can-down-the-road/">kicking the can down the road</a> were a competitive sport, the championship trophy would never leave Washington.<p>When the need to make a difficult choice collides with an unyielding deadline, the tendency in a city where partisan gridlock is the norm is to put the tough decisions off for another day.<p>That has happened once again with the short-term highway spending bill that Congress and <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/sap/113/saphr5021r_20140714.pdf">President Obama</a> have lined Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:54:00 +0000Frank James36791 at http://ripr.orgTemporary Fix For Highway Money Is Well-Traveled RoadFlorida Ruling Is A Primer On Redistricting Chicaneryhttp://ripr.org/post/florida-ruling-primer-redistricting-chicanery
If you have some time over the weekend or need a break from the endless LeBron James coverage, you could peruse <a href="http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/images/Romo_v_Detzner_Final_Judgment_7-10-14.pdf">the highly readable opinion</a> by a Florida judge who invalidated some of the redistricting efforts by the state's Republican Legislature.<p>Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis found compelling evidence of chicanery in how the lines of two Florida congressional districts were redrawn — the 5th District, represented by Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown, and the 10th District, held by Rep.Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:55:00 +0000Frank James36614 at http://ripr.orgFlorida Ruling Is A Primer On Redistricting ChicaneryShould President Obama Visit The Texas Border? http://ripr.org/post/should-president-obama-visit-texas-border
Much of President Obama's presidency currently falls into the category of damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.<p>That certainly is true on the question of whether he should visit the U.S.-Mexico border during his two-day visit to Texas.<p>Some have even taken <a href="http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/07/07/cuellar-obama-immigration-border-katrina/">to asking</a> if this isn't Obama's "Katrina moment," an allusion to President George W. Bush's 2005 failure to immediately visit the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast once the storm had passed.Wed, 09 Jul 2014 22:07:00 +0000Frank James36484 at http://ripr.orgShould President Obama Visit The Texas Border? A Senator Turns His Bible Into A Political Toolhttp://ripr.org/post/senator-turns-his-bible-political-tool
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpGPymn9fsI</p>Tue, 08 Jul 2014 22:28:00 +0000Frank James36433 at http://ripr.orgA Senator Turns His Bible Into A Political Tool